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Spinone
Club of America, Inc.
An AKC Licensed Member Club.
2008 SCOA Annual Meeting
The SCOA Annual Meeting and Specialty will be held in beautiful southern
Illinois in April 2008. The site is centrally located and will be reasonably
accessible for members from most areas in the United States and Canada.
Transportation, lodging, meals, permits, and birds are all available at a
reasonable price.
Welcome to the 2008 Spinone Club of America combined specialties, obedience and
rally trials, hunting events, and many other activities. This year we are
offering seminars and clinics on hunting, health, and conformation, as well as
fun events like the Spinone Olympics. We will be gathering to enjoy the
camaraderie of fellow Spinone lovers and to celebrate the heritage of the
Spinone Italiano as a versatile hunting dog and companion.
Our 2008 annual national specialty show is being
held at a beautiful location in breathtaking Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park: the
Rend Lake Resort in southern Illinois. This unique resort affords us the
opportunity to hold all aspects of the annual meeting and specialty at one
location. The site offers excellent fields and ponds for hunt testing as well as
training. Should inclement weather prevail, this area is large enough to hold
conformation, rally, and obedience trials indoors.
I’d like to thank the many people who have worked so
hard to make this event possible, especially Kay McLeland and the Show
Committee, as well as the Club Officers. I also ask that those of you able to
volunteer some time during the week be in touch with Kay McLeland (Show
Chairman, kkm@carlnet.org) or Ann Bagnell (Registrar,
annbagnell@gmail.com). Being involved is one of the best ways to
get to know fellow Spinone enthusiasts!
We are brought together by the love of this unique
and wonderful breed, but even when we say it’s “all about the dogs,” we usually
find it’s also “all about the people.” We invite you to come for the whole
week of planned events to enjoy the activities, meet old friends and make new
ones. Have a safe and enjoyable trip — I hope you will find it a
worthwhile and fun week.
Jim Channon, SCOA President |
Officers
President
- James Channon
spinone@spinone.com
(804) 333-0309
Vice-President
Jeff Rhodes
gundog4@sssnet.com
Secretary
Joseph Zawadowski
bogwalker@verizon.net
Treasurer
Denise Hanna-Nosko
dagrazia@charter.net
Board
Ed Applegate
ncspinoni@bellsouth.net
Liz Bodell liz@PointFetch.com
Ed Hanna
cehanna10@hotmail.com
2008 Specialty and Annual
Meeting Show Committee Members:
Show
Chairman - Kay McLeland
Mike McLeland
Patti Johnson
Bobbi Benson
Nancy Young
Kandi Kwirant
Registrar - Ann Bagnell
Karen Beyer
LOCATION
The location is Rend Lake Resort in Whittington , Illinois. This unique resort
affords us the opportunity to hold all aspects of the annual meeting and
specialty at one location. The site offers beautiful fields and ponds for hunt
testing. Should inclement weather prevail, this area is large enough to hold
conformation, rally, and obedience indoors.
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ACCOMMODATIONS
Housing Options:
The Rend Lake Resort in Whittington , Illinois has many types of rooms and
camping available.
For those planning to stay in one of the rooms, cabins, or "boatels," it is
wise to consider booking early. For more information and pictures, visit
www.rendlakeresort.com.
A special rate has been established for the SCOA Annual Meeting: $83.25
(includes tax) per night in ANY of the accommodations.
Rooms with dogs will have a one time charge of $30.00 for the cleaning of the
room after the event.
To make reservations, call 618-629-2211 or 1-800-633-3341.
Be sure to state that you are part of the SCOA Annual Meeting group and
provide the group number, 1555, in order to receive the event rate.
Guidelines for Guests WITH Dogs
Please comply with the
following guidelines:
- NO bathing or grooming dogs in
the rooms.
- Dogs must be on leash at all
times.
- You must clean up after your
dogs.
- Unattended dogs must be crated.
Plastic sheeting is required under all crates.
- When you are in your room with
your dogs, please put a sheet or cover over the bedspreads.
- Damages to the room are the
Guest’s responsibility and must be settled with the Hotel prior to
departure.
- Please treat the facilities and
other guests with respect. Disruptive guests (or their dogs) may be asked
to leave the hotel.
WEATHER
Be prepared for anything, but the
weather is generally mild in early April in southern Illinois. the average
high is 67 and the average low of 45. Layered clothing is best and don’t
forget appropriate footwear. April can also be a rainy month in this
region.
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